Daily intranasal sesame oil instillation to improve nasal barrier function and mucosal immunity for respiratory health: A pilot randomized trial in healthy adults
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of self-administered intranasal sesame oil instillation is demonstrated. A definitive RCT to evaluate it as a prophylaxis for respiratory health is needed.
Authors
- Sarang N. Satoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3456-2434)
- Rakesh Kumar Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3115-0701)
- Bhushan Patwardhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3918-2609)
- Pooja Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-3050)
- Babita Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9827-4119)
- Srikanth Tripathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-2606)
- Poonam V. Suryawanshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4352-5339)
- Mahesh Karandikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-8173)
- N Srikanth
- Rasika Kolhe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3929-909X)
- Sarika Chaturvedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-1229)
- Shruti Khanduri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-6505)
- Pallavi Mundada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3326-2165)
- BCS Rao
- Tanuja Phalke
Institutions
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science (IN)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- National Centre for Cell Science (IN)
- Ministry of AYUSH (IN)
- Savitribai Phule Pune University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103210
- Primary Topic
- Sesame and Sesamin Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00